The correlations between varying tinnitus severity and anxiety and depression in non-acute tinnitus patients / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
; (24): 1995-1998, 2015.
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in Zh
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the correlation betwen varying degrees of non-acute tinnitus and anxiety and depression.@*METHOD@#Seventy-seven outpatients with non-acute tinnitus as their in chief complaint were submitted to Tinnitus Handicap Inventory(THI), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS), and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS).@*RESULT@#THI and its three subscales were found to have significant correlations with SAS and SDS. The group (THI ≥ 38) had more anxiety and depression than the mild (THI < 38). Significant correlations were also observed between THI, SAS and SDS in the group with THI ≥ 38, in contrast with the group of THI < 38.@*CONCLUSION@#Patients with THI ≥ 38 suffered from severe anxiety and depression than the mild. Doctors should pay more attention to these patients, especially their psychological disorders.
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Main subject:
Anxiety
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Personality Inventory
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Psychology
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Stress, Psychological
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Tinnitus
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Depression
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Depressive Disorder
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article